Training on protection of human rights of LGBT persons, in cooperation with Centre for Judicial and Prosecutorial Training of FBiH, was held on September 12-13, 2014. The training, whose goal was to sensitize and familiarize prosecutors and judges with efficient ways of protection and prosecution of LGBT human rights violations in Bosnia and Herzegovina in … Continued
The director of the Human Rights Watch’s LGBT Rights Advocacy Program, Boris Dittrich who was the first openly gay MP in the Dutch Parliament gave a lecture in Sarajevo last week, on the state of LGBT persons’ rights in the world and how the HRW works on improving it.
Boris Dittrich, the director of the Human Rights Watch’s LGBT Rights Advocacy program gave a lecture titled “We are unstoppable” on Friday, June 27th in Mediacenter Sarajevo. Boris Dittrich has been working for the Human Rights Watch, an organization whose primary focus is documenting human rights abuses, writing recommendations and lobbying for advancement of rights … Continued
U bosanskohercegovačkom društvu je svaka četvrta LGBT osoba izložena nasilju, a svaka treća je diskriminirana. Malobrojni su oni koji se usude nasilnike prijaviti policiji jer više od 65 posto njih nije zadovoljno kako država reaguje na homofobiju. Postoji dobar zakonski okvir, ali se ne primjenjuje. Prije šest godina grupa ljudi se protivila otvaranju Queer festvala … Continued
LGBT osobe u BiH svakodnevno se suočavaju sa diskriminacijom, a njihova prava se često krše. Osobe koje se javno deklarišu kao pripadnici ove populacije često su izložene raznim oblicima diskriminacije, prozivkama, a nisu rijetki ni otvoreni fizički napadi. Kad govorimo o pravima LGBT osoba, ona su na nezavidnom nivou, a da takvo stanje zahtijeva hitne … Continued
A panel discussion on homophobia in the media was held yesterday at the Mediacenter Sarajevo as a part of the program on the International day against homophobia and transphobia (IDAHOT). The discussion was a part of the USAID project “Strengthening independent media”. A map of the recorded instances of violence against LGBT persons in Bosnia … Continued
The web platform lgbt-prava.ba is changing its name to lgbt.ba after more than a year and is thus becoming the foremost BiH LGBT info portal, a virtual space for the public and the LGBT community. We are re-introducing the portal with a completely new design, a familiar domain and content of even higher quality, in … Continued
After taking part in the seminar on March 7, 2014 and sending the open letter to the BH Council of Ministers, the BH Directorate for European Integration, the EU Delegation in BiH and the European Commission, civil society organisations have been officially invited to be part of the EU-BiH Structured Dialogue on Justice. The planary … Continued
Sarajevski otvoreni centar uputio je, ispred grupe bosanskohercegovačkih ljudskopravaških organizacija koje su se udružile u svrhu zajedničkog zagovaranja prava lezbejki, gej muškaraca, biseksualnih i transeksualnih osoba, Institituciji ombudsmena za ljudska prava u BiH prijedlog za izradu specijalnog izvještaja o stanju ljudskih prava LGBT osoba u Bosni i Hercegovini. Ovaj prijedlog nastao je na osnovu nedavnog istraživanja … Continued
Piše: Dina GANIBEGOVIĆ LGBT osobe u BiH se još uvijek doživljavaju kao nešto što dolazi sa ‘zapada’ ili kao manjina koja nije toliko relevantna. Međutim, radi se o osobama koje čine od 7 do 10 posto građana BiH, što i nije mala brojka… Ljudska prava i budućnost LGBT populacije u BiH istražujemo u okviru nove … Continued